Chamaita

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Lithosiini
Subtribus: Nudariina
Genus: Chamaita
Species: C. barnardi – C. celebensis – C. cheni – C. edelburga – C. fasciata – C. fascioterminata – C. fissa – C. hamata – C. hirta – C. metamelaena – C. neuropteroides – C. niveata – C. nubifera – C. nudapicalis – C. nympha – C. ranruna – C. semifasciata – C. trichopteroides
Name

Chamaita Walker, 1862

Type species: Chamaita trichopteroides Walker, 1862, by original designation.
Synonyms

Homopsyche Butler, 1882. Type species: Homopsyche nudarioides Butler, 1882, by monotypy.

References

Dubatolov, V.V. & Bucsek, K. 2013: New species of lichen-moths from South-East Asia (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Lithosiini). Tinea 22(4): 279–291. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Inoue, H., 1980: Synonymic notes on some Lithosiinae, Arctiidae, from Japan and Taiwan, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera). Tyô to Ga 30 (3-4): 159–171. Abstract and full article: [1].Chamaita is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1862.[1] Species are distributed throughout India, Sri Lanka, and Borneo.

Description

Palpi slight and porrect (extending forward). Antennae very long with thickened basal joint. Tibia with short spurs. Forewings with hairy and highly arched costa. In forewings, vein 3 from before angle of cell, vein 5 from near center of discocellulars and vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 and 8 stalked, vein 9 absent and vein 11 not anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 before angle of cell, vein 5 from above angle, veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from middle of cell.[2]
Species

Chamaita barnardi
Chamaita celebensis
Chamaita edelburga
Chamaita fasciata
Chamaita fascioterminata
Chamaita fissa
Chamaita hirta
Chamaita metamelaena
Chamaita neuropteroides
Chamaita niveata
Chamaita nubifera
Chamaita nudarioides
Chamaita nympha
Chamaita psocidula
Chamaita ranruna
Chamaita semifasciata
Chamaita sundanympha
Chamaita trichopteroides

References

Savela, Markku. "Chamaita Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.